Kolade Adebowale Ph.D.
@kolade-adebowale.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at UC San Diego Bioengineering.
Lab website: https://sites.ucsd.edu/mind-lab/
Lab website: https://sites.ucsd.edu/mind-lab/
We had our inaugural "4th floor Friendsgiving". Many thanks to Drs. Vira Kravets and Erika Cyphert for helping organize. Gotta love the Snoopy with a scarf background pic. Looking forward to growing our community of Bioengineers on the 4th floor (UC San Diego Bioengineering). 😎
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We had our inaugural "4th floor Friendsgiving". Many thanks to Drs. Vira Kravets and Erika Cyphert for helping organize. Gotta love the Snoopy with a scarf background pic. Looking forward to growing our community of Bioengineers on the 4th floor (UC San Diego Bioengineering). 😎
Thank you, Prebys Foundation, for supporting our work to understand how physical cues regulate macrophage and T cell responses in diseases like cancer. These insights can help us maximize the clinical impact of macrophage- or T cell-targeting therapies.
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$1 Million from Prebys Foundation Supports Pivot Grants to Drive Medical Research at UC San Diego
The UC San Diego School of Medicine announced the inaugural recipients of its pivot grant program, an initiative made possible by a $1 million gift from Prebys Foundation to help protect San Diego’s b...
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August 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Thank you, Prebys Foundation, for supporting our work to understand how physical cues regulate macrophage and T cell responses in diseases like cancer. These insights can help us maximize the clinical impact of macrophage- or T cell-targeting therapies.
today.ucsd.edu/story/1-mill...
today.ucsd.edu/story/1-mill...
First Kolade Lab social outing (mini-golf ⛳️then dinner). Starting a lab is tough, but this amazing and fearless crew has made it so much easier over the past four months!
July 18, 2025 at 5:09 AM
First Kolade Lab social outing (mini-golf ⛳️then dinner). Starting a lab is tough, but this amazing and fearless crew has made it so much easier over the past four months!
New paper! We find that fast matrix stress relaxation potentiates human monocyte 3D migration by generating protrusive forces and is dependent on the Cdc42-WASp axis. Thanks to our amazing collaborators👏! #viscoelasticity #mechanobiology @stanford-chemh.bsky.social
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Monocytes use protrusive forces to generate migration paths in viscoelastic collagen-based extracellular matrices | PNAS
Circulating monocytes are recruited to the tumor microenvironment, where they can
differentiate into macrophages that mediate tumor progression. To...
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June 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
New paper! We find that fast matrix stress relaxation potentiates human monocyte 3D migration by generating protrusive forces and is dependent on the Cdc42-WASp axis. Thanks to our amazing collaborators👏! #viscoelasticity #mechanobiology @stanford-chemh.bsky.social
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Recent review from The Morgan Huse Laboratory @ Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on "Mechanoregulation of lymphocyte cytotoxicity".
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Mechanoregulation of lymphocyte cytotoxicity - Nature Reviews Immunology
Cytotoxic T lymphocytes and natural killer cells destroy target cells using a mechanically active cytolytic immune synapse. This Review examines the various ways in which mechanical forces contribute ...
www.nature.com
May 1, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Recent review from The Morgan Huse Laboratory @ Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on "Mechanoregulation of lymphocyte cytotoxicity".
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Great catching up with our seminar speaker, Professor Darrell Irvine, and our colleagues from @UCSD's Jacobs School of Engineering.
April 19, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Great catching up with our seminar speaker, Professor Darrell Irvine, and our colleagues from @UCSD's Jacobs School of Engineering.
We had a great time celebrating our one-month anniversary at UC San Diego Bioengineering with Dr. Vira Kravets's and Dr. Xiaohua Huang's labs, and Isgard Hueck. Special thanks to Dr. Vira Kravets lab for the amazing lab swag including a gift of a very studious cytotoxic T cell mascot (to be named!)
April 5, 2025 at 8:34 AM
We had a great time celebrating our one-month anniversary at UC San Diego Bioengineering with Dr. Vira Kravets's and Dr. Xiaohua Huang's labs, and Isgard Hueck. Special thanks to Dr. Vira Kravets lab for the amazing lab swag including a gift of a very studious cytotoxic T cell mascot (to be named!)
Our lab doors opened on Monday @ucsdbe and we had lab lunch today! Very excited to have three grad students (Sophia, Ruturaj, and Xiaoya) and one undergrad (Josie) rotating. More of our scientific adventures to come😎!
March 6, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Our lab doors opened on Monday @ucsdbe and we had lab lunch today! Very excited to have three grad students (Sophia, Ruturaj, and Xiaoya) and one undergrad (Josie) rotating. More of our scientific adventures to come😎!
Great catching up with my friend Prof. Toshiro Hara
from the University of Michigan Medicine and meeting Prof. Gerald Pao from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) in San Diego.
from the University of Michigan Medicine and meeting Prof. Gerald Pao from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) in San Diego.
February 22, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Great catching up with my friend Prof. Toshiro Hara
from the University of Michigan Medicine and meeting Prof. Gerald Pao from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) in San Diego.
from the University of Michigan Medicine and meeting Prof. Gerald Pao from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) in San Diego.
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In Memory of Andy Acrivos: University of Minnesota Alumnus and Titan of Chemical Engineering
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In Memory of Andy Acrivos: CEMS Alum and Titan of Chemical Engineering
Andreas (Andy) Acrivos passed away on February 17, 2025. Born in Greece in 1928, Prof. Acrivos arrived at Minnesota in 1950 following undergraduate studies at Syracuse University, becoming the second...
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February 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
In Memory of Andy Acrivos: University of Minnesota Alumnus and Titan of Chemical Engineering
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@ucsandiego.bsky.social newest faculty member @kolade-adebowale.bsky.social sharing the culmination of his work and the vision of his lab #Afrobiotech
February 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
@ucsandiego.bsky.social newest faculty member @kolade-adebowale.bsky.social sharing the culmination of his work and the vision of his lab #Afrobiotech
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Explore this Starter Pack 🚀 with researchers, engineers, and enthusiasts passionate about #Biopolymers & #Biomaterials in nanoscience, sustainable materials, 3D bioprinting, regenerative medicine, and related fields.
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February 13, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Explore this Starter Pack 🚀 with researchers, engineers, and enthusiasts passionate about #Biopolymers & #Biomaterials in nanoscience, sustainable materials, 3D bioprinting, regenerative medicine, and related fields.
🔗 DM/comment/tag to self-nominate or suggest others!
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"Not only does Bennu contain all 5 of the nucleobases that form DNA and RNA on Earth and 14 of the 20 amino acids found in known proteins, the asteroid’s amino acids hold a surprise… nearly equal amounts of these structures and their ‘right-handed’, mirror-image forms."
Asteroid fragments upend theory of how life on Earth bloomed
Samples from Bennu contain the chemical building blocks of life — but with a twist.
www.nature.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
"Not only does Bennu contain all 5 of the nucleobases that form DNA and RNA on Earth and 14 of the 20 amino acids found in known proteins, the asteroid’s amino acids hold a surprise… nearly equal amounts of these structures and their ‘right-handed’, mirror-image forms."
Excited for the 2025 GRS/C Physical Science of Cancer kick-off in Pomona, CA soon with all the exciting science. Thanks to GRC Co-Chairs Kandice Tanner, Erik Sahai, and my GRS Co-Chair Gabrielle Grifno. Please tag your favorite moments with #POC_GRC_2025! Safe travels everyone.
February 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Excited for the 2025 GRS/C Physical Science of Cancer kick-off in Pomona, CA soon with all the exciting science. Thanks to GRC Co-Chairs Kandice Tanner, Erik Sahai, and my GRS Co-Chair Gabrielle Grifno. Please tag your favorite moments with #POC_GRC_2025! Safe travels everyone.
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Because you have nothing else to worry about, remember that, starting May 25, you will have to use SciENcv to generate your biosketch for any NIH application.
LINK here: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sciencv/
LINK here: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sciencv/
SciENcv: Science Experts Network Curriculum VitaeTwitterFacebookLinkedInGitHubNCBI Insights BlogTwitterFacebookYoutube
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January 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Because you have nothing else to worry about, remember that, starting May 25, you will have to use SciENcv to generate your biosketch for any NIH application.
LINK here: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sciencv/
LINK here: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sciencv/
Applications are still being accepted for the Summer 2025 REU, UCSD-BRIDGE @ UC San Diego! The deadline is February 11. More details below 👇.
December 30, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Applications are still being accepted for the Summer 2025 REU, UCSD-BRIDGE @ UC San Diego! The deadline is February 11. More details below 👇.
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ATP acts as i) cellular energy currency, ii) danger signal, & much more
ATP induces fast migration of leukocytes, w depends on P2X7, Panx1 channels, & CaMKII, w leads to actin cytoskeleton (cyan) changes
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
@focalplane.bsky.social #CellMigration #fluorescencefriday 🧪🔬
ATP induces fast migration of leukocytes, w depends on P2X7, Panx1 channels, & CaMKII, w leads to actin cytoskeleton (cyan) changes
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
@focalplane.bsky.social #CellMigration #fluorescencefriday 🧪🔬
December 20, 2024 at 12:05 PM
ATP acts as i) cellular energy currency, ii) danger signal, & much more
ATP induces fast migration of leukocytes, w depends on P2X7, Panx1 channels, & CaMKII, w leads to actin cytoskeleton (cyan) changes
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
@focalplane.bsky.social #CellMigration #fluorescencefriday 🧪🔬
ATP induces fast migration of leukocytes, w depends on P2X7, Panx1 channels, & CaMKII, w leads to actin cytoskeleton (cyan) changes
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
@focalplane.bsky.social #CellMigration #fluorescencefriday 🧪🔬
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We've a postdoc opening for our lab at the Broad: Cambridge MA!
Must have experience in toxicology + data science
Work on the wonderful OASIS dataset we are producing... Cell Painting, transcriptomics, proteomics in various liver cell and tissue models!
broad.io/mlcbpostdoc
Must have experience in toxicology + data science
Work on the wonderful OASIS dataset we are producing... Cell Painting, transcriptomics, proteomics in various liver cell and tissue models!
broad.io/mlcbpostdoc
December 18, 2024 at 3:50 PM
We've a postdoc opening for our lab at the Broad: Cambridge MA!
Must have experience in toxicology + data science
Work on the wonderful OASIS dataset we are producing... Cell Painting, transcriptomics, proteomics in various liver cell and tissue models!
broad.io/mlcbpostdoc
Must have experience in toxicology + data science
Work on the wonderful OASIS dataset we are producing... Cell Painting, transcriptomics, proteomics in various liver cell and tissue models!
broad.io/mlcbpostdoc
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It's time 🙃!! The soon-to-be-open Bomba-Warczak Lab at UPenn is HIRING postdocs! If you're interested in mitochondria, proteomics, neurons and/or oocytes, and want to join a young & vibrant lab in a vibrant city - apply 👉 www.bombawarczaklab.com/people/now-h... #TeamMassSpec #mitochondria
Bomba Lab
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December 13, 2024 at 4:48 AM
It's time 🙃!! The soon-to-be-open Bomba-Warczak Lab at UPenn is HIRING postdocs! If you're interested in mitochondria, proteomics, neurons and/or oocytes, and want to join a young & vibrant lab in a vibrant city - apply 👉 www.bombawarczaklab.com/people/now-h... #TeamMassSpec #mitochondria
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Happy to share our Current Opinion by @mattjwalker.bsky.social and @delphe.bsky.social🧪
We review how advances in dynamic #hydrogel based #mechanobiology platforms are critical to understand disease progression in cancer and fibrosis @elsevierconnect.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We review how advances in dynamic #hydrogel based #mechanobiology platforms are critical to understand disease progression in cancer and fibrosis @elsevierconnect.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 9, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Happy to share our Current Opinion by @mattjwalker.bsky.social and @delphe.bsky.social🧪
We review how advances in dynamic #hydrogel based #mechanobiology platforms are critical to understand disease progression in cancer and fibrosis @elsevierconnect.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We review how advances in dynamic #hydrogel based #mechanobiology platforms are critical to understand disease progression in cancer and fibrosis @elsevierconnect.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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My latest Research Highlight is now online @natrevmcb.bsky.social!
The Brangwynne lab uncovers how chromatin heterogeneity influences condensate formation during #CellMigration, revealing intriguing insights into nuclear mechanics.
🔗 go.nature.com/3ZpwGH7
OG Paper: go.nature.com/3Baxpnn
The Brangwynne lab uncovers how chromatin heterogeneity influences condensate formation during #CellMigration, revealing intriguing insights into nuclear mechanics.
🔗 go.nature.com/3ZpwGH7
OG Paper: go.nature.com/3Baxpnn
Chromatin compaction during confined cell migration induces and reshapes nuclear condensates - Nature Communications
Cell migration through narrow constrictions during cancer metastasis significantly deforms the nucleus, creating mechanical stress on chromatin. Here, the authors reveal that such chromatin deformatio...
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December 5, 2024 at 2:31 PM
My latest Research Highlight is now online @natrevmcb.bsky.social!
The Brangwynne lab uncovers how chromatin heterogeneity influences condensate formation during #CellMigration, revealing intriguing insights into nuclear mechanics.
🔗 go.nature.com/3ZpwGH7
OG Paper: go.nature.com/3Baxpnn
The Brangwynne lab uncovers how chromatin heterogeneity influences condensate formation during #CellMigration, revealing intriguing insights into nuclear mechanics.
🔗 go.nature.com/3ZpwGH7
OG Paper: go.nature.com/3Baxpnn
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Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
There are already many articles for which there is more attention on Bluesky than on other comparable micro-blogging sites, meaning the academic community and the general public have clearly adopted Bluesky as one of its core places to disseminate and discuss new research.
A Place of Joy.
A Place of Joy.
December 3, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
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Many tx studies (Mujal... Azizi…)failed to validate M1/M2 signatures in vivo. Many also suspected that calling cells bearing ‘prototypical M2’ genes ‘‘immunosuppressive’ was simplistic + incorrect. Nonetheless many (us too!) leaned on the simplification. Arja addresses the reality head on…thnx JEM
December 2, 2024 at 4:11 AM
Many tx studies (Mujal... Azizi…)failed to validate M1/M2 signatures in vivo. Many also suspected that calling cells bearing ‘prototypical M2’ genes ‘‘immunosuppressive’ was simplistic + incorrect. Nonetheless many (us too!) leaned on the simplification. Arja addresses the reality head on…thnx JEM
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Here is a brief summary of academic journals and news account.
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November 30, 2024 at 3:21 AM
Here is a brief summary of academic journals and news account.
Please help me add more accounts to this list!
go.bsky.app/hCfhqn
Please help me add more accounts to this list!
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